Achievements this week included: - finding a new slant for my IT/Consumerisation/Apps work - talking to more people about journeys for developers (and how we can improve what we are doing as a result) - some great conversations with the team during mid-year review sessions - an interesting evening spend with some interims (many of … Continue reading Weeknote 87: positive reinforcement
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Achievements this week included: - beginning the mid-financial-year team performance reviews - starting to talk people through some work about equipping devs to produce apps - planning work for the second half of the financial year - and juggling two children, one virus and two working parents (again). Sheesh. Next week: mostly: more performance reviews.
Achievements this week included: - surviving the mid-year performance calibration exercise without hitting anyone or bursting into tears. But it was close on both fronts. - review of a technical audience segmentation project that's producing some interesting findings - continuing to refine out the ITDF presentation - a great catch up with @euan over coffee (reviewing … Continue reading Weeknote 85: which is exactly how many pennies I spend on breakfast most days…
Achievements this week included: - Mid-year review meetings process completed - further thinking about the ITDF presentation in May - a bit of blogging for Computerworld UK - and surviving a week with the boys with Mummy in the USA with work (well, I say "a week"; actually, 5 days and with grandparents called in … Continue reading Weeknote 84: home alone
Achievements this week included: - coming to the end of the Mid-Year review cycle - good conversations about startups... - ... and how others might act a little more like startups - a fun afternoon spent with Microsoft Student Partners talking about Storytelling - and a week without any emergency trips with young 'uns to … Continue reading Weeknote 83: thinking about H2
Achievements this week included: - second week of full-time-working parenting involving but two trips to the GP and one to Kingston Hospital - mid-year review planning reaches fever pitch - preparation for a talk on Storytelling to some Microsoft students this weekend Next week: some rethinking of priorities for the next six months in light … Continue reading Weeknote 82: to A&E and beyond!
Achievements this week included: - surviving the first week of being a two-working parent family (and the nursery run that therefore entails) - beginning to talk with others about types of apps model - starting to plan for life AM (After Mark) - and generally getting back into the swing of work again Next week: mid … Continue reading Weeknote 81: to start the year
Achievements this week included: - development of a new model to describe types of apps, and underlying business models - synopsis and structure for a talk I'll be giving at the IT Director's Forum in May... - ... and also one I'll be doing about Storytelling in January to some students - some view on … Continue reading Weeknote 80: to end the year
Another year whistles past, and so some reflections on another big year for me: The year I went to the darkside (1) I joined Microsoft back in April, after the majority of my career working in IT departments in various organisations in the UK. It's been a heck of a learning curve, but as we … Continue reading Yearnote 2011
Achievements this week included: - welcomed a new member to the leadership team - moved office - continued to plan for mid-year review - learned how to rob a bank Next week: some time to think.
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